Trick is to not buy a 4k monitor. With 1440p a 4060ti gives you excellent, quit and affordable gaming and AI. π
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Good time to buy AMD or maybe Intel gou
I'm leaning towards the new Intel b580. I'm thinking the more ram will be worth it. Not sure though.
Personally, I'm hoping they release a B380. I'd love to put one in my media server for transcoding
I've been pondering this as well
The one thing I've heard is that it is highly CPU reliant, so I'm planning to upgrade my motherboard and CPU at the same time. Microcenter has some good deals right now though, and for $400 I can get a board, processor and RAM.
I ordered a newer CPU a few days ago in anticipation of getting a hold of a B380 in the future.
My 1060 6Gb is starting to crash on me.
I found myself seriously considering buying... A working second hand 1060 6Gb.
I've got a Gigabyte GTX 1080 Windforce OC that I don't use anymore if you're interested in buying it.
I mean, sure? I'm kinda in Europe I'm not sure if that would make things awkward.
As long as the trade is fair for both of us I don't mind sending it to Europeπ
Edit:
rip, shipping unfortunately costs an arm and a leg
I would offer to sell you my old 1080Ti but it is too busy working in my kids' gaming rig.
Why not B580? I think they are still relatively reasonably priced and I think it will serve you better?
I'm not on board (heh) with Intel yet, also second hand is more sustainable, last but not least, it would be overkill with my CPU (and the PSU and indirectly the motherboard).
Nvidia hasn't fumbled shit, they still know 80% of gamers buying new hardware will climb over mountains of dead bodies to get their hands on these cards and that their data center business will continue raking in money hand over fist. They don't give a flying fuck what they price them at or how the launch goes.
Bruh... just checked and AMD 7900 XTX cards got their prices jacked up by almost $500. A Sapphire Nitro+ was like $900 less than 30 days ago
Holy shit. I had been thinking about upgrading while prices were still relatively low but have been trying to convince myself my 6700xt is fine and will hold up... Guess that window is closed now lol
Iβve been hunting for a fair priced 4070 recently, theyβre all $750-$1000 right now. But checking Amazon early in the mornings Iβve seen some 7900s and 4070s at/close to MSRP. They go quick but I managed to get a 4070 for $550 two days ago, worth a shot if you need one.
Same here, sitting on my 2080 TI. Just got Avowed and its struggling, cant get above 55 FPS at 4K...
Feeling pretty good about buying an open box 7900 xtx for $700 from microcenter a few months ago.
Thats how i got my 2080 TI back in 2020. Good deal.
But I was assured it would be the equivalent of a 4090! Surely someone with an ugly jacket wouldn't lie about their products?
(/s, etc.)
Nah, that was the 5070, my friend.
Damnit I just got a 9800x3d, guess I'll be good knowing I can upgrade to whatever gpu comes out that's in the sweet spot for awhile. I do have a 3070 so not like I'm slumming it, but was really hoping that the 50xx series would be worth it. Guess it's time to read up on ray tracing and dlss type features since I haven't done that homework in many years now. Always seemed like Nvidia was better supported but maybe not the big difference it it appears to be. I have gone back and forth over the years anyways.
This is me. Spanking new 9800x3d with an RTX 3080. I'm not unhappy but I'd planned to buy a new video card by now. π
my 1080 founder's edition still going strong
i regret not buying 1080 back in the day... that extra 250 bucks would have really paid for itself by now lol